Past Gardens

Compact and productive growing space on a corner block. The raised beds are in a shade cloth covered space, where a diversity of vegetables can be grown most of the year round. Composting, worm farms, native bees and chickens.

Productive and pretty suburban corner block with many well established and interesting fruit trees, a veggie patch and flower/tea garden. Small frog pond with edibles, under a beautiful custard apple tree.

Large flower, garlic and pick your own blueberry farm. Market garden style veggie rows and a menagerie of gorgeous animals, baby goats, baby cows and more.

Abundant covered market gardens using raised and keyhole beds. Gavin and Ann produce seedlings and fresh veggies for sale at their farmgate. The property includes a small orchard and nursery, free range chickens and bee hives. The structures have been cleverly repurposed from available resources.

Established as a place to grow food and connect community, SWAMP is situated on the Central Coast Wetlands. The Old Pioneer Dairy. The site has cultural, historical and agricultural significance. With a mix of raised and in ground beds, SWAMP features trailing paths, vertical growing areas, chickens and inviting seating areas to share and learn.

Lush and abundant market gardens with farmgate stall on acreage. Seed raising greenhouse, multiple polytunnels and 70m long open air garden beds. Kelly’s growing style is traditional, no-till, organic market gardening with no chemical sprays or synthetic fertilisers. She grows from seed, and companion plants using herbs and flowers to encourage beneficial insects.

This accessible garden has multiple raised beds and includes some chickens, native bees and a large frog pond. A mural welcomes you to this garden and art and sculpture features throughout. Newcomers are very welcome in this joyous place.

This accessible garden has multiple raised beds and includes some chickens, native bees and a large frog pond. A mural welcomes you to this garden and art and sculpture features throughout. Newcomers are very welcome in this joyous place.

A vibrant Community Garden plus nature play area in bushland behind. A food forest follows the fenceline. There are raised beds, a herb spiral, labyrinth garden and a meeting space with local Indigenous art and words of welcome along with stunning mosaic pathways. Tours and talks with Lisa Wriley on the half hour. The Repair Café will be open too.

This suburban garden features raised hügelkultur beds with ollas; a butterfly and bee garden, herb spiral and a native garden to provide habitat for wildlife. Wanda has sourced edible plants from her Uruguayan heritage.

Corner suburban block making the most of every available space and cleverly designed for wheelchair access including waist high wicking beds, a food forest, pond, plant guilds, native edibles, a hügelkultur strawberry bed, 31 fruit trees plus many fruiting shrubs, bramble hedges and vines.

A great example of neighbours of all ages working together in a shared space building raised beds, water catchment systems, bulk worm farms, utilising food waste from LikeMinds cafe down the street. This is a micro community space growing annuals, perennials, fruit trees and herbs, with lovely views and happy vibes. Park near LikeMinds Avoca and grab a map to find your way to this hidden treasure.

Attractive front garden and verge featuring Corten steel and stone edge raised beds producing vegetables, herbs and beneficial plantings. The area includes clever gabion walled seating around a firepit and a protected outside eating area. Great example of a garden growing despite the elements, particularly salt and wind off the ocean. The backyard includes chooks, multiple raised no dig beds plus citrus and espaliered fig.

10 year old Community Garden with extensive food forests, many raised beds for annuals, a meditative space enclosed by a herb spiral, wonderful infrastructure including a secure seed bank, outdoor gathering space under shady trees, friendly faces and community spirit a plenty. Wheelchair accessible

Abundant production in a courtyard garden, with harvested produce featuring heavily in Ali’s catering business – a mix of annuals and perennials, taking advantage of vertical growing spaces and dwarf fruit trees. Great example of converting neglected sandy weeds into nutrient rich productive soil.

Showcases a large mandala garden and extensive food forest – both only two years old but very productive and extremely attractive. Produce from the mandala garden is regularly donated to community organisations. A huge flowing pond increases biodiversity and creates habitat for the local wildlife.